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LGBT Fallen Heroes honored May 13
Event is part of National Police Week commemorations
LGBT Fallen Heroes Fund hosts CopCakes for a Cause 9, a wine- and dessert-tasting silent auction, at Uproar Lounge and Restaurant (639 Florida Ave., N.W.) on Sunday, May 12 from 5-8 p.m.
There will be wine, soda, cupcakes and desserts from D.C. bakeries. Full cash bar will be open. Tickets are $25. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the LGBT Fallen Heroes Fund.
LGBT Fallen Heroes Fund holds the LGBT Fallen Heroes Memorial Service in the theater at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery (2 Memorial Ave., Arlington, Va.) on Monday, May 13 from 2-5 p.m.
Stories of fallen LGBT heroes will be read aloud by volunteers. Then the heroes’ significant others will receive the flags that were flown over the Capitol in their honor and a commemorative portrait to serve as reminder of their loved one’s service. The memorial service takes place before the Candlelight Vigil for National Police Week.
For details, visit facebook.com/lgbtfallenheroesfund.
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Washington Improv Theatre hosts ‘The Queeries’
Event to celebrate queer DMV talent and pop culture camp
The Washington Improv Theatre, along with the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, will team up to host “The Queeries!” on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre.
The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.
The event will be co-hosted by Birdie and Butchie, who have invited some of their favorite bent winos, D.C. “D-listers,” former Senate staffers, and other stars to sashay down the lavender carpet for the selfie-strewn party of the year.
Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased on WITV’s website.
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Drag Underground returns
Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee, Cake Pop! to perform
Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground.
Performers include Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee and Cake Pop.
Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee.
President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events.
The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.).
“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff.
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